Hi, this is Jim Daly. A Merry Christmas to you and your family. I'm so grateful you've joined us today,

and it's my hope you will listen every day because we're here to offer you Bible-based practical help for your marriage,

your parenting, and your daily walk with Christ. Today, I'm inviting it to join us in ministry.

If you've benefited from any of our

programs or resources, can you help pay it forward by donating to focus on the family now before

the end of the year? Right now, your giving will have the most impact because some generous friends

are willing to match your giving dollar for dollar up to $8 million.

Isn't that amazing?

God is so good.

Just imagine the ministry impact we can have, working together to strengthen and save families in the days ahead.

Help us meet this match.

Give today by calling 800 a family or go to

Focus on the Family.com slash family. There's something wonderful and clarifying and even

beautiful about seeing your spouse for who God sees them to be, how God sees

them. When you embrace God's design for your spouse and how he brought the two of you together,

your love can really deepen in phenomenal ways. I'm John Fuller, joined by Dr. Greg Smalley and his

wife, Aaron. They lead our marriage team and speak together

and write together and do so much. And thank you for what you do, because I'm always the richer for

our time together. Greg, husbands and wives and differences. I remember when Dina came home,

and I've shared this before, she came home from a prayer walk with a gal down the street, a neighbor.

And she said, oh, Chris was actually thanking God for how different Kyle is.

And she said, I don't usually thank God for how different you are from me.

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